Another Quick Spec check

sir-les-mp

sir-les-mp

sir-les-mp

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Right to start with im currently using a AMD X2 4400+ 939 setup and have been promising myself a decent upgrade fro a while now.
Ive been lucky enough this week to come into an extra £250 so have decided to go for it. Although its not quite the full upgrade i wanted (different mobo and mem)
The main requirements of this build is that the mobo must have 6 sata ports min, beable to support more than 1 video card as i use my system for folding as well as gaming etc.
At present i have a 9800 GX2 and a 8800 GTS (G80 core) and these must be able to run. I know the mobo ive chosen doesnt support SLi but as these are not linked together i dont see a problem.
I would have preferred a mobo that could support 3 or more video cards but dont have the budget for that yet but could get one at a later date.

below is what ive put together so far

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The only thing im really worried about is the mem as i do intend to overclock the system as soon as i can. Im hoping to get 3.6+ out of it as that seems to be normal for the cpu i have chosen.
The system will also be watercooled passivley with a Zalman reserator and a D-Tek fusion v1 Cpu block.
Any suggestions welcome any changes must be within the budget of £250-£260 inc Del which i have to pay
 
There has been a change in plans since i orginally posted my spec
I have just aquired this mobo Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe AM2+ from MM saving me over £30
So that give me a little extra to spend on the CPU so trawling the OCuk Shop ive found this PhenomII 940 OEM
Now if i remember corectly these are the same as the 940BE retail CPU's but just no HSF
As i mentioned in OP i dont need a HSF as the system will be WC so would this be a better CPU than the 720 or should i stick with my original choice and save myself a few Quid
 
The way im looking at is i havent updated the cpu since i got this X2 4400+ and that was nearly 3 years ago or more.
So i am summising that it will most likley be another 2-3 years or more before i upgrade my cpu and mobo again.
As for heavy multi tasking then i would say yes as currently i fold on 3 gpu's whilst watching vids, downloading and trolling the forums.
I also have been known to do some encoding but havent done some in a while as it slows my pc to a crawl.
With the Quad core i can fold on 2 of them and use the rest to do as i please, i will also be able to install a third vid card allowing me to fold on 4 gpu's
So i dare say i would most likley make use of all 4 core's, it would also allow me to get back to some serious gaming without compromising my background task's
 
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